Oil-dispensing measuring device



April 15, 1930. B. PHILLIPS OIL DISPENSING MEASURING DEVICE Filed April 16, 1928 i ll lu flllll INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 15, 1930 BENJAMIN PHILLIPS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO OIL-DISPENSING MEASURING DEVICE Application filed April 16,

My invention relates to oil dispensing measures and particularly to improvements in such devices which will facilitate the dispensing of heavy lubricants.

In the art there are many types of dispensing measures with thumb operated plunger-s which release valves at the bottoms of the containers so that, when a service man carries the container to charge the oil reser- 10 voir under the hood of an engine, no oil will spill on the tenders of the car. As far as I am aware, however, no one has made a dispensing measuring device in which any means are provided for speeding up the flow 1 of lubricant from the container.

It is the object of my invention to provide a dispensing container which will have a thumb operated member which not only will release the lubricant, but'which, by proper manipulation, may be utilized for increasing the flow of the lubricant from the measuring vessel.

The above and other objects to which reference will be made in the ensuing disclosure 2 I accomplish by that certain combination and arrangement of parts of which I have illustrated a preferred modification.

Referring to the drawings 1- The figure is a perspective view of the dispensing container with parts broken away to reveal the internal arrangement of parts.

The measuring device comprises a cylindrical vessel 1 having preferably a rounded bottom 2 within which is disposed the outlet port 3. A piece of flexible hose 1 is secured to the bottom 2 so that the hose will dispense any material discharged through the port 3. The tip of the hose has a nozzle portion 5 which may be retained in elevated position behind a clip 6 attached close to the top wall of the vessel.

A handle 7 is secured to the side wall of the vessel, and above the handle in suitable y position to be operated by the thumb when the handle is held with the fingers of the hand, is a rocking treadle 8 which is pivoted to a small bracket 9 which is attached to the cylindrical wall of the vessel. Brackets 10 are secured within the walls of the vessel, and these brackets have vertical openings 1928. Serial No.

11 which provide vertical bearings for a pair of plunger rods 12. The plunger rods are connected together by a rod 13 extending across between the tops of the rods.

The

plungers and top rod may be formed as an integral inverted U-shaped member, as in dicated.

A link 14: connects the inner end of the treadle with the rod 13 and plungers 12. A disc 15, which may, as indicated, have a flanged periphery and which fits fairly snugly within thecylindrical walls of the vessel, is secured to the bottoms of the plunger rods by means of lugs 16. Springs 17 tend to force the disc bottom of the into seating position at the vessel. Within the disc is a port 18 having a strip 19 extending across the port in which is mounted the stem 20 of a disc valve The drawing shows the device in the position which it assumes when the service man presses down on the end of the treadle, thereby releasing the charge of lubricant for dispensing.

the dispensing tube. If the material flows slowly the operator moves the treadle up and down with his thumb. With the down stroke the valve 21 moves back to close the port 18 and the disc acts as a force pump. The succeeding up stroke of the disc allows another charge to flow down into the compartment between the di vessel.

so and the bottom wall of the While I prefer to construct the dispensing devices in accordance with the preferred arrangement illustrated,

such construction will, of course, be subject to mechanical changes which 1ncorporate thesame inventive principle.

In use dun ng cold Weather with heavy lubricant the time which a service man can save in servicing automobiles with lubricant is very surprising. Instead of sometimes as long as three or four minutes, the charge may be dispensed in a few seconds.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A dispensing device comprising a measuring vessel for receiving a c large of li uid to be dispensed, a dispensing conduit arranged in the bottom of the vessel, and means for increasing the flow of material through said conduit comprising a disc fitting loosely within the container and having a checkvalved port therein, and means for manually operating said disc as a piston, said means comprising a pair of plunger rods attached to said disc at their lower ends, and an operating handle ivotally connected by means of a link and a o e to said pin or rodsat their upper en s, said handle eing pivotally mounted on the container wall at a point intermediate its length, and said plunger rods being provided with springs whereby said disc is normally forced into position seating against the bottom of the vessel.

2. A dispensing device comprising ameasuring vessel for receiving a charge of liquid to be dispensed, a dispensing conduit arranged in the bottom of the vessel, and means for increasing the flow of material through said conduit comprising a disc fittingloosely within the container and having a checkmlved port therein, and means for manually operating said as a piston, said means comprising push rods and a pivoted treadle having an actuating end portion accessible to the thumb when the vessel is held within the hand, said push rods connected at their lower ends to said disc, and said pivoted treadle having :a link and yoke connection with said push rods at their upper ends.

'3. A dispensing measure having a bottom discharge conduit, and being provided with a normally closed valve for preventing the flow of liquid through said discharge conduit, manually operated means for opening Slid valve, said meanspro-vidin means for audit :up the flow of liquid -t rough said conduit.

4-. A dispensing measure having a bottom dischaage conduit, and being provided with a normally closed valve for preventing the M (if liquid through said dischargeconduit, manuall operated means for opening said valve, said means providing means for speeding up the flow of liquidthrough said conduit, and comprising a disc retained with'in the bottom portion of said measure, said disc having 'ap'o'rt with a check valve therein and means for reciprocating said disc, comprising a pivoted treadle,

plunger mods connected with said treadleand said plunger rods resiliently connected with said disc.

5. A dispensing measure having a bottom discharge conduit, and being provided with a normally closed valve for preventing the flow of liquid through said discharge conduit, manually operated means for opening said valve, said means rovidin means for speeding up the flow oi liquid t rough said conduit, and comprising a disc slidably retained within the bottom portion of said measure, said disc having a port with a check valve mounted therein and said disc having a pair of plunger rods resiliently attached thereto and a treadle member for actuatin said plunger rods, connected with said treadle member.

BENJAMIN PHILLIPS. 

